CN-116635615-B - Coolant control module

Abstract

The coolant control module of the present invention includes an integral housing having a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, an internal passage, and a pump mounting portion, a control valve disposed within the housing to switch a direction of coolant, a plurality of coolant pumps coupled to the pump mounting portion of the housing, a driving motor unit mounted on the housing and connected to the control valve to drive the control valve, and a controller mounted on the integral housing and connected to the plurality of coolant pumps and the driving unit. Accordingly, the coolant control module can reduce the number and man-hours of components constituting the cooling system, increase installation convenience through modularization, reduce the load of the coolant pump, and increase the expandability of the component combination.

Inventors

• JIN YUANHAO
• Cui Zhengfan
• HAN ZHENGWAN
• Jin Zairan
• Zheng haoyong
• Jiang Gaocheng
• Jin Daojuan
• Xin Wuxiang
• CUI CHENGHUAN
• LI XIANGXIAN
• ZHENG SHENGYU

Assignees

• 现代自动车株式会社
• 起亚株式会社
• 翰昂系统株式会社
• 翰昂系统电子与流体压力韩国公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20210907

Priority Date

20200928

Claims (14)

1. 1. A coolant control module, comprising: a housing including a coolant inlet configured to receive a coolant, a coolant outlet configured to discharge the coolant, an internal passage connecting the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet, and a pump mount adjacent the coolant outlet; a control valve disposed within the housing and configured to change a direction of the coolant; a coolant pump coupled to a pump mount of the housing; A driving motor unit mounted on the housing, connected to the control valve, and configured to drive the control valve, and A controller mounted on the housing, connected to the coolant pump and the drive motor unit, and configured to control operation of the coolant pump and the drive motor unit, wherein: the first side of the shell is provided with a controller installation part communicated with the inside of the shell; The controller installation part is provided with the controller; The pump mounting portion of the housing includes a first connector connected to a pump terminal of the coolant pump; the controller mounting portion includes a second connector connected to the controller, and The first connector and the second connector are connected to each other.
2. 2. The coolant control module of claim 1, wherein: The housing includes a valve housing portion in the controller mounting portion and communicating with the inside, and The control valve is inserted into the valve housing.
3. 3. The coolant control module of claim 1, wherein: The control valve includes a three-way control valve configured to control the flow of coolant in three directions, and The housing is provided with one coolant inlet and two coolant outlets corresponding to ports of the three-way control valve.
4. 4. The coolant control module of claim 1, wherein: the control valve includes a pair of three-way control valves each configured to control the flow of coolant in three directions, and The housing is provided with four coolant inlets and two coolant outlets corresponding to ports of the pair of three-way control valves.
5. 5. The coolant control module of claim 1, wherein: the control valve includes a four-way control valve configured to control the flow of coolant in four directions, and The housing is provided with two coolant inlets and two coolant outlets corresponding to ports of the four-way control valve.
6. 6. The coolant control module according to claim 5, wherein the housing is connected to an internal passage of the coolant outlet side, and is provided with a branch passage through which the coolant flows.
7. 7. The coolant control module of claim 1, wherein: the control valve includes a six-way control valve configured to control the flow of coolant in six directions, and The housing is provided with four coolant inlets and two coolant outlets corresponding to the ports of the six-way control valve.
8. 8. The coolant control module of claim 1, further comprising a tank configured to hold coolant, wherein the housing is coupled to the tank.
9. 9. The coolant control module of claim 8, wherein the coolant inlet of the housing is connected to the reservoir.
10. 10. A coolant control module, comprising: a housing including a coolant inlet configured to receive a coolant, a coolant outlet configured to discharge the coolant, an internal passage connecting the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet, and a pump mount adjacent the coolant outlet; a control valve disposed within the housing and configured to change a direction of the coolant; a coolant pump coupled to a pump mount of the housing; a driving motor unit mounted on the housing, connected to the control valve, and configured to drive the control valve; A drive gear unit mounted on the housing and connecting the drive motor unit and the control valve, and A controller mounted on the housing, connected to the coolant pump and the drive motor unit, and configured to control operation of the coolant pump and the drive motor unit, wherein: The first side of the housing includes a controller mount in communication with an interior thereof, and a valve receiver in the controller mount and in communication with the interior; The pump mounting portion of the housing includes a first connector connected to a pump terminal of the coolant pump; the controller mounting portion includes a second connector connected to the controller, and The first connector and the second connector are connected to each other.
11. 11. The coolant control module according to claim 10, wherein the control valve is inserted into the valve housing, the drive gear unit is mounted on an inlet side of the valve housing, the controller is mounted on the controller mounting portion spaced apart from a first side of the drive gear unit, and the drive motor unit is disposed on the first side of the controller and is mounted in the housing.
12. 12. The coolant control module of claim 11, wherein: The controller includes a through hole passing through both sides, and The driving shaft of the driving motor unit passes through the through hole of the controller and is connected to the driving gear unit.
13. 13. The coolant control module of claim 11, further comprising a cover disposed on a side of the controller and coupled to the housing, wherein the drive motor unit is mounted on the cover.
14. 14. The coolant control module of claim 10, wherein the coolant pump comprises: A motor housing; A stator disposed inside the motor housing; A rotor spaced from an interior of the stator; An impeller housing coupled to the motor housing, and An impeller inserted and disposed in the impeller housing, coupled to the rotor, and configured to rotate with the rotor, wherein a first side of the impeller housing is provided with a pump connector connected to a three-phase terminal of the stator, and a second side of the impeller housing is provided with a pump terminal connected to the first connector of the housing.

Description

Coolant control module Cross Reference to Related Applications The present application is a national phase application of International application No. PCT/KR 2021/012345 filed on 7 9 months of 2021, which claims priority from Korean patent application No.10-2020-0125745 filed on 28 months of 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field The present invention relates to a coolant control module. Background Recently, due to energy efficiency and environmental pollution problems, there is a need to develop an environmentally friendly vehicle that can substantially replace an internal combustion engine vehicle. The environment-friendly vehicles are largely classified into electric vehicles or hydrogen-fueled vehicles using a battery, a fuel cell as an energy source, hybrid vehicles using an engine and a battery drive, and the like. Such an environment-friendly vehicle includes not only an engine cooling system that manages cooling and warming of an engine, but also an electric equipment cooling system that manages heat of electric components including an electric motor. The electrical equipment cooling system mainly uses coolant to cool power electronics, actuators, hybrid starting and generators (hybrid starter generator, HSG), and the like, and has a structure that increases the temperature of the battery by bypassing the coolant through a bypass loop around the radiator and simultaneously passing waste heat of the power electronics (Power Electronics, PE) through the battery in a cold season. However, the components for controlling the flow of the coolant in the electric equipment cooling system of the environment-friendly vehicle should satisfy various purposes such as heating, cooling, and waste heat recovery from a plurality of water supply module components, but there is a problem in that difficulty in arranging each component, designing a hose route, and connecting the components increases when each component is mounted on the vehicle, a large number of man-hours are required to individually mount and connect each component and the hose, and the flow resistance of the coolant side is high due to the complicated route, as a result, a high load is applied to the coolant pump. KR 10-1765578B1, advertised on 10/7/2012, may describe information related to embodiments of the present invention. Disclosure of Invention The present invention relates to a coolant control module. Particular embodiments relate to a coolant control module capable of integrating and connecting various components for cooling and heating in an environmentally friendly vehicle. Embodiments of the present invention provide a coolant control module having advantages of reducing the number of components and man-hours by integrally connecting each component constituting a cooling system, increasing installation convenience by modularization, reducing the load of a coolant pump, and increasing expandability of component coupling. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a coolant control module including a housing having at least one coolant inlet through which coolant flows, at least one coolant outlet through which coolant is discharged, an internal passage connecting the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet, and a pump mounting portion adjacent to the coolant outlet, a control valve disposed within the housing to switch a direction of the coolant, a plurality of coolant pumps coupled to the pump mounting portion of the housing, a driving motor unit mounted on the housing and connected to the control valve to drive the control valve, and a controller mounted on the housing and connected to the coolant pumps and the driving motor unit to control operations of the coolant pumps and the driving unit. One side of the case may be provided with a controller mounting part communicating with the inside thereof, and the controller mounting part may be provided with a controller. The housing may be provided with a valve accommodating portion communicating with an inside of the controller mounting portion, and the control valve may be inserted into the valve accommodating portion. The coolant control module may further include a driving gear unit mounted on the housing and connecting the driving motor unit and the control valve. One side of the housing may be provided with a controller mounting part communicating with the inside thereof and a valve receiving part communicating with the inside of the controller mounting part, the control valve may be inserted into the valve receiving part, the driving gear unit may be mounted at an inlet side of the valve receiving part, the controller may be mounted on the controller mounting part spaced apart from one side of the driving gear unit, and the driving motor unit may be disposed at one side of the controller and may be mounted in the housing. The controller may be provided with through holes passing through both sides, and a driving shaft of the driving motor unit may